GamesRadar+ Verdict
Hero-swapping tactics add a unique edge to t🍒hird-person combat, while humor and heart elevate Agents of Mayhem's typical world-saving fundamentals to memorable h🎃eights.
Pros
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Both AoM's sense of humor and style are playfully sh𝄹arp
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S🐠wapping between heroes mid-fight fee🥃ls cool and works well
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You get to smack the autot🌼une out of a Justin Bieber vil🐻lain
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A smart difficulty syste𓂃m gives you guidance and flexibili🌸ty
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Combat can be hard to𝓰 track a▨nd become overwhelming
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The campaign takes a while to get going
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Enemy bases are incredibly repetitive
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Agents of Mayhem is the﷽ M-rated comedy equivalent of watching GI Joe, playing with action figures, and joking around with friends. Its neon-bright world is established by animated cutscenes that evoke the low-budget vibe of merchandi🌸sed-to-hell cartoons, and it's bridged by ridiculously inappropriate public service announcements from a diverse cast of characters. This game is proud to wear its influences like military medals while also mocking the scorching hell out of them. Somehow, it all works.
If you played 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Saints Row 4, the last big game from developer Volition, you already know the basics of M🍨ayhem's combat system: leap and strafe in third-person, use conventional-ish wജeapons and special abilities to kill dozens upon dozens of enemies (or civilians if you want, which feels a bit weird here since you're supposed to be heroes instead of a megalomaniacal street gang).
Mayhem layers several new complexities onto the base of Saint's Row skirmishes. First off, you now control a hand-picked trio of heroes, each with their own weapon and special moves. Switching between heroes is immediate and fighting well means taking advantage of their differing strengths. It feels damn good to flow between Braddock's long-range rifle, Fortﷺune's gap-closing dual pistols, and Scheherazade's close-up scimitar, just to cite one of my ✃favorite squad lineups. I also like that their celebrity triad name would be Bradforzade.
Through a strange twist of canon, Agents of Mayhem is a direct sequel to Saints Row𒅌: Gat out of Hell (or to one of its endings, anyway, it's a whole thing). But it takes place in a separate universe, so you don't need to roll with the 3rd Street Saints to appreciate the story. Still, longtime fans will enjoy sly references and a few recurring characters; Kingpin and I go waaaaaay back.
